The overall goal of the Session Long Project in this course is to examine health care delivery in the United States from a personal perspective, and provide recommendations for improvement.
As U.S. citizens, we have all interacted (and will continue to interact) with the delivery of health care. In fact, insurance plans/organizations are an important part of our healthcare delivery system. Most healthcare insurance plans are either an Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO), Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), or Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). It is important to note that health insurance is highly government regulated, and, as a result, is influenced by political culture.
View the following video:
JS Downey Insurance Service. (2015, April 8). Understanding HMO, PPO, and EPO plans [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AqIaoxouks
Read the following article:
Schroeder, S. A. (2014). Physicians, politics, and health insurance expansion. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 29(2), 267-8.
For the Module 1 Session Long Project, complete the following:
Part 1:
In at least 2 pages, explain the type of health insurance coverage you currently have (you do not need to provide the name of your insurance company):
Part 2:
As noted, U.S. political culture has an influence on the U.S. health care delivery system. Draft a 1- to 2-page memo to your local politician or lobbyist expressing the limitations stated in Part 1. Make recommendations on how political culture and values can either reduce these limitations or further increase them.
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